Abby Dunford

6 Named to Canadian World Champs Team After Open Water Trials on Grand Cayman

After making the pool roster via titles in the 400, 800, and 1500 in Toronto, Eric Brown won the national 10k title on Saturday in the Cayman Islands.

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Ilya Kharun Headlines Canadian Open Water Trials In Grand Cayman

Although he’s already qualified to represent Canada in the pool, Ilya Kharun will be vying for a spot in open water at this summer’s World Championships.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Brent Arckey

Arckey helped guide Summer McIntosh to an incredible performance at the Canadian Trials, earning him a spot on the Canadian World Championship coaching staff.

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2023 Canadian Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Maggie MacNeil and Josh Liendo will lead the way into the 100 butterfly finals as the women’s and men’s top seeds, each looking to book a ticket to Fukuoka.

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Canadian National Teamer Abby Dunford Verbally Commits to Michigan for 2024-25

Distance ace Abby Dunford, a member of the 2022 Canadian World Championship Team, has verbally committed to the University of Michigan.

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Ilya Kharun Among 17-Member Canadian Team Announced For Short Course Worlds

Kharun was removed from the U.S. Junior Pan Pacific Championship team after USA Swimming learned that he was not an American citizen.

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Way Too Early Recruit Ranks: Girls High School Class of 2024

2021 Olympian Katie Grimes leads a recruiting class that could really transform the NCAA relay landscape with its sprint freestyle depth.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Ron Aitken

The success of Aitkens’ Sandpipers of Nevada team has been nothing short of extraordinary this month.

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Swimming Canada Names Rosters For Junior Pan Pacs, World Junior OW Champs

After earning a berth on the World Championship team, Abby Dunford has now been named to the World Junior Open Water Championship roster for Canada.

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Swimming Canada Releases Roster for 2022 Worlds and Commonwealth Games

A total of 32 swimmers were selected to represent Team Canada at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest this summer.

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arena Swim of the Week: Abby Dunford Qualifies For Worlds With Big 1500 Drop

16-year-old Abby Dunford took off 18 seconds to win the women’s 1500 freestyle at the Canadian Swimming Trials in a time of 16:20.26.

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Canadian Roster Update: Abby Dunford and Josh Liendo Qualify for Worlds

16-year-old Abby Dunford needed to drop 9 seconds from her lifetime best 1500 free time to earn the FINA ‘A’ cut – she dropped 18 seconds instead.

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2022 Canadian Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

After winning the 100 back last night, Kylie Masse (pictured) will have another chance to compete tonight in the 50 back.

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Olympian Katie Grimes Finishes “Elite” Sweep at Las Vegas Open Water Meet

15-year old Katie Grimes, who was a US Olympian this summer in the pool, earned a big payday in Las Vegas over the weekend.

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Grimes And Brinegar Win Elite 10k In Las Vegas, Join Open Water National Team

5 women and 5 men were added to the US Open Water National team following their performances at the Las Vegas Open Water Champions Cup.

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